Analysis of the σE regulon in Crohn's disease-associated Escherichia coli revealed involvement of the waaWVL operon in biofilm formation.

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Ileal lesions of patients with Crohn's disease are colonized by adherent-invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC), which is able to adhere to and to invade intestinal epithelial cells (IEC), to replicate within macrophages, and to form biofilms on the surface of the intestinal mucosa. Previous analyses indicated the involvement of the σ(E) pathway in AIEC-IEC interaction, as well as in biofilm formation, with σ(E) pathway inhibition leading to an impaired ability of AIEC to colonize the intestinal mucosa and to form biofilms. The aim of this study was to characterize the σ(E) regulon of AIEC strain LF82 in order to identify members involved in AIEC phenotypes. Using comparative in silico analysis of the σ(E) regulon, we identified the waaWVL operon as a new member of the σ(E) re

SUBMITTER: Chassaing B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4372749 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature